dropped the ball
phrase
as in fumbled
to make a mistake I'm so sorry I dropped the ball and forgot to buy the wine for the dinner party. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- fumbled
- slipped up
- stumbled
- tripped
- screwed up
- fouled up
- laid an egg
- blundered
- loused up
- erred
- nodded
- flubbed
- fluffed
- boobed
- misunderstood
- goofed (up)
- messed (up)
- murdered
- botched
- foozled
- mangled
- misgauged
- bungled
- misdeemed
- misjudged
- muffed
- butchered
- misconceived
- miscalculated
- misgaged
- mishandled
- misinterpreted
- misconstrued
- bobbled
- miscued
- mistook
- miscounted
- the readies
- the ready
- the real deal
- the real mccoy
- the real skinny
- the real thing
- the Red Crescent
- the Red Cross
- the red zone
- the Redeemer
- the Reformation
- the regions
- the remainder
- the Renaissance
- the rest
- the rest is history
- the rest of the world
- the Restoration
- the Resurrection
- the retail price index
- the reverse
- the reverse is true
- the rich
- the Richter scale
- the Right